A typical workflow These are the basics of the Lightroom workflow: Import digital images into your library Organize and sort your photos using keywords, flags, and ratings, and group them in image collections Adjust, correct, retouch, and apply effects to your images Optionally, launch an external image editor from within Lightroom for additional pixel-based editing Present your photos in a slide show or web gallery, share them via the Publish Services feature, or output them for print Export pictures and presentations as e-mail attachments, or create backups on CD or DVDROM Importing photos You can import photos into your Lightroom library from your hard disk, your camera, a memory card reader, or from external storage media During the import process you can choose from many options to help you manage and organize your files For the purposes of this Quick Tour we will ignore most of these advanced options; Lesson 3, “Importing,” will go into more details Before you begin, make sure that you have correctly copied the Lessons folder from the CD in the back of this book onto your computer’s hard disk and created the LR3CIB Library Catalog file as detailed in “Copying the Classroom in a Book files” on page 2 and “Creating a catalog file for working with this book” on page 3 1 Start Lightroom In the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom - Select Catalog dialog box, make sure the file LR3CIB Library Catalog.lrcat is selected under Select A Recent Catalog To Open, and then click Open 22 LESSON 1 A Quick Tour of Photoshop Lightroom 2 Lightroom will open in the screen mode and workspace module that were active when you last quit If necessary, click Library in the Module Picker to switch to the Library module 3 Choose File > Import Photos If the Import dialog box appears in compact mode, click the Show More Options button at the lower left of the dialog box to see all the options in the expanded Import dialog box 4 Under Source at the left of the expanded Import dialog box, navigate to the Lessons folder that you copied into the LR3CIB folder on your hard disk Tip: If you can’t see the Module Picker, choose Window > Panels > Show Module Picker, or press the F5 key Note that on Mac OS the function keys are assigned to specific operating system functions by default and may not work as expected in Lightroom If you find this to be the case, either press the fn key (not available on all keyboard layouts) together with the F5 key, or change the keyboard behavior in the system preferences 5 Select the Lesson 1 folder Ensure that all nine images in the Lesson 1 folder are checked for import 6 In the import options above the thumbnail previews, click Add to add the imported photos to your catalog without moving or copying them Under File Handling at the right of the expanded Import dialog box, choose Minimal from the Render Previews menu and ensure that the Don’t Import Selected Duplicates option is activated Under Apply During Import, choose None from both the Develop Settings menu and the Metadata menu and type Lesson 1 in the Keywords text box Make sure your settings are exactly as shown in the illustration below, and then click Import ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 3 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 23 Congratulations! You’ve just imported the first photos into your library You can see thumbnails of the nine Lesson 1 images in the Grid view of the Library module and in the Filmstrip You’re now ready to start the exercises in this lesson Tip: If you don’t see the Filmstrip across the bottom of the Lightroom workspace, press the F6 key or choose Window > Panels > Show Filmstrip Reviewing and organizing When you work with a library containing many images, you need to be able to find exactly what you’re looking for quickly Lightroom delivers numerous tools to make finding and organizing your files intuitive and enjoyable You’ve already begun to structure your catalog by applying the keyword tag “Lesson 1” to the images that you imported Keyword tags enable you to find or group image files based on any description you associate with them, independent of how they are named or where they are stored You should make it a working habit to go through a few cycles of reviewing and organizing your files each time you import new images This makes it much easier to retrieve the photos you want when you need to work with them Working while watching a slideshow As a convenient way to review the images you’ve just imported, you can now sit back and enjoy an impromptu slideshow: 1 In the Library module, make sure the Grid view is displaying the thumbnails from the previous import, and then choose Window > Impromptu Slideshow, or press Ctrl+Enter / Command+Return This will play a slideshow in full-screen 24 LESSON 1 A Quick Tour of Photoshop Lightroom mode using the settings current in the Slideshow module The slideshow will repeat until you return to the Library module by pressing the Esc key 2 While the slideshow is playing, press the spacebar to pause and resume playback Press the left arrow key to return to the previous image or the right arrow key to advance to the next image Even as the slideshow plays, you can assign star ratings to rank your photos You can then use a search filter to sort your images on this basis 3 To quickly assign a rating to the image currently displayed in your slideshow, press a number between 1 (for 1 star) and 5 (for 5 stars) on your keyboard To remove the rating, press 0 You can attach only one rating to each photo; assigning a new rating will replace the old one Rating stars are displayed under the thumbnail images in all of the Library module views and in the Filmstrip, as shown in the illustration at the right About keyword tags Keyword tags are labels (such as “Sculpture” or “New York”) that you attach to your images to make them easy to find and organize There’s no need to painstakingly sort your photos into subject-specific folders or rename files according to their content; simply assign one or more keyword tags to each image and you can easily retrieve it by searching the images in your library with the Metadata and Text filters located in the Filter bar across the top of the work area You can create keyword tags for photographic categories, people, places, events, colors, or even moods Attach multiple keyword tags to a photo to make retrieving it even easier; you could quickly find all the images that you’ve tagged with the keyword Sculpture, and then narrow the search to return only those that are also tagged New York—regardless of how the photos are named or where they are stored For more detail on using keyword tags, see Lesson 5, “Organizing and Selecting.” ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 3 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 25 Another way to mark your images for searching and sorting is to flag them 4 Press the P key on your keyboard to flag the image currently displayed in your slideshow as a pick ( ), press the X key to flag it as a reject ( ), or press the U key to remove any flags You have the option to display flags—along with other information—in the thumbnail image cells in the Library views and in the Filmstrip Images that are flagged as rejects are grayed out Use color labels to mark photos for specific purposes or projects You might use a red label for images you intend to crop, green for those that need color correction, or blue to identify photos you wish to use in a particular presentation Tip: To help you remember the meaning you’ve attached to each color, you can assign your own names to the color labels by choosing Metadata > Color Label Set > Edit In fact, you can create several presets, each with a different set of names for the color labels, and switch between them as needed For example, you could customize one set for working in the Library module and another to suit your workflow in the Develop module 5 To assign a color label to the image currently displayed in your slideshow, use the number keys Press 6 on your keyboard to assign a red color label, 7 for yellow, 8 for green, or 9 for blue There’s no keyboard shortcut to assign a purple color label To remove a color label simply press the same number again In the Grid View of the Library module and in the Filmstrip, a photo with a color label will be framed in that color when it’s selected, and will be surrounded by a tinted image cell background when it’s not, as shown in the illustration at the right If you prefer, you can change the view options so that the color label will appear only under the thumbnail image in the Grid view You’ll learn about customizing view options and more about assigning ratings, flags, and color labels, using both menu commands and the controls in the Toolbar, in Lesson 5, “Organizing and Selecting.” 6 Press the Esc key to stop the slideshow and return to the Grid view in the Library module In the Library module, you can user the Filter bar above the thumbnail grid to search your images by text or metadata content, and then refine your search by specifying one or more common attributes—star rating, flag status, color label, and file type—so that only those photos you wish to work with are displayed in the Grid view and the Filmstrip 26 LESSON 1 A Quick Tour of Photoshop Lightroom 7 If the Filter bar is not already visible above the work area, open it by choosing View > Show Filter Bar Click the Attribute filter Click the third star, and choose Rating Is Greater Than Or Equal To from the Rating menu Lightroom will now display only those photos with at least a 3 star rating When you’re working with only a few images, as you are in this lesson, rating, flagging, and filtering seems unnecessary, but as your photo library grows to contain hundreds or even thousands of photos you’ll find these tools invaluable The objective of this step in your workflow is to organize your images, ready for processing in the Develop, Slideshow, Print, and Web modules Creating a collection Once you’ve reviewed and sorted your library, searched your photos by keywords or text, and filtered out unwanted images using the attributes filters, you can group the remaining photos as a collection, so that you can easily retrieve the same selection at any time without repeating your search To group your photos in a collection you can choose between several options: The Quick Collection: a temporary holding collection in the Catalog panel, where you can assemble a selection of images A “standard” Collection: a permanent grouping of photos that will be listed in the Collections panel A Smart Collection: a selection of images automatically filtered from your library according to whatever criteria you specify A Publish Collection: a selection of images intended for publishing that will be listed in the Publish Services panel A Publish Collection will keep track of images you’ve published, enabling you to check at a glance whether the versions you’re sharing are up-to-date 1 If the star rating filter is still active in the Grid view, clear this setting by choosing Library > Filter by Rating > Reset This Filter, or simply click None in the Filter bar above the Grid view to disable all active filters ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 3 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 27 2 Ensure that Previous Import is selected in the Catalog panel; the Grid view and the Filmstrip should display all nine images Note: A selected image is highlighted in the Grid view and the Filmstrip by a thin white border (or a colored border if the image has a color label) and a lighter background color If more than one photo is selected, the active photo is indicated by an even lighter background Some commands affect only the active photo while others affect all selected photos When you select a folder in one of the panels in the left group, the Grid view and the Filmstrip display the images in that folder Right now, you have the Previous Import folder in the Catalog panel selected The next time you import photos, the Previous Import folder will contain those new images In this case, you would still be able to retrieve the current selection of images by choosing the Lesson 1 folder in the Folders panel, but what if you need to retrieve a group of photos that are not all located in the same folder, or if you want only a selection of all the images in one folder? Simply create a collection You’ll now save the group of 9 images from the Previous Import folder as a new collection Your new collection will be listed in the Collections panel, so you’ll be able to retrieve your images at any time Tip: Folders in the Collections panel can be nested For example, you could create a Portfolio folder, and then create subfolders named Portraits, Landscape, Product shots, Black &White, etc Each time you import an outstanding image, add it to one of these collections to slowly build up your portfolio 28 LESSON 1 3 Choose Edit > Select All; then choose Library > New Collection In the Create Collection dialog box, type My First Collection as the collection name Select None from the Set menu, activate Include Selected Photos, disable Make New Virtual Copies; then click Create Your new collection is now listed in the Collections panel The listing includes an image count showing that the collection My First Collection contains nine photos A Quick Tour of Photoshop Lightroom Rearranging and deleting images in a collection Once you’ve grouped a selection of images as a collection you can do things with them in the Grid view and the Filmstrip that you couldn’t do before, such as rearranging their order and removing them from the working view without deleting them from the catalog 1 If your new collection is not already selected in the Collections panel, click to select it now Although nothing has changed in the Grid view or the Filmstrip—because for the moment the My First Collection folder contains the same set of images as the Previous Import folder—you’re now working with a collection, where you are free to rearrange the order of your images 2 Choose Edit > Select None If necessary, scroll down in the Grid view and Ctrl-click / Command-click to select the last two images Drag the selected images towards the top of the view As you drag, the view will automatically scroll up as necessary Drag your selection between the second and third photos and release the mouse button when the vertical black insertion line appears Tip: You need to drag the thumbnail of one of your selected images, rather than the image cell frame The selected photos snap to their new position in the Grid view and the Filmstrip 3 Choose Edit > Select None Right-click / Control-click the fourth image in the Grid view and choose Remove From Collection from the context menu In the Collections panel (and in the header bar of the Filmstrip) the image count shows that My First Collection now contains only 8 images ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 3 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 29 Although you’ve removed a photo from the collection, it hasn’t been deleted from your catalog The Previous Import folder and the All Photographs folder in the Catalog panel still contain all nine images A collection contains only references to the files in your catalog; deleting the reference does not affect the file in the catalog Tip: Should you wish to edit the same image differently in two collections, you’ll first need to make a virtual copy—an additional catalog entry for the image—for inclusion in the second collection You’ll learn about this in Lesson 6, “Developing and Editing.” You can include a single image in any number of collections—each collection will then contain its own reference to the same file If you apply a modification to a photo in a collection, the modification will be visible in each folder and collection that references the same photo This is because Lightroom stores only one entry for each image file in its library catalog, and a record of modifications is associated with that entry; any collection including that image links to the same catalog entry, and therefore displays the modified photo Although the original image file itself remains untouched, its catalog entry has changed to include your modifications For more information on collections, please refer to “Using collections to organize images” in Lesson 5 Comparing photos side by side Tip: If you see only part of each image in the Compare view in the work area, choose Fit from the zoom options in the header of the Navigator panel 30 LESSON 1 Often you’ll have two or more similar photos that you’d like to compare side by side The Library module features a Compare view for exactly this purpose 1 If you have any images selected in the Grid view, choose Edit > Select None 2 Click the Compare View ( ) button in the Toolbar to switch to the Compare view Alternately, choose View > Compare, or press C on your keyboard By default, Lightroom selects the first two images in the collection for comparison A Quick Tour of Photoshop Lightroom 3 Press the Tab key on your keyboard to quickly hide the side panel groups so that your photos can be displayed at a larger size in the Compare view 4 Click the Candidate pane at the right to select it, and then press the right arrow key on your keyboard to select the next candidate photo from the Filmstrip 5 Click the Make Select button ( ) in the Toolbar to choose the Candidate photo as the new Select image; then continue to use the arrow keys to compare the new Select photo with other candidates from the collection 6 When you’ve made your choice, click the Done button at the right end of the Toolbar The Select image will appear in the Loupe view 7 Press the Tab key on your keyboard to show the hidden side panel groups Comparing several photos The Survey view lets you compare and select from several photos at the same time; you can narrow your selection one by one, until only the best photo remains 1 Choose Edit > Select None In the Filmstrip, Ctrl-click / Command-click three or four images that you’d like to compare, and then click Survey view ( ) in the Toolbar Alternatively, choose View > Survey, or press N on your keyboard The Survey view will display all the selected images; the more images you select the smaller the individual preview images in the Survey view You can make more room for the images you’re reviewing by hiding the Filmstrip and side panel groups as necessary, though the right panel group can be useful for viewing additional information about the active photo—from a histogram to information in the Metadata Tip: Even while you’re working in the Compare view or the Survey view, you can use menu commands and the controls in the Toolbar to assign star ratings, flags, and color labels to your photos If necessary, use the Toolbar Content menu to show the controls you need ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 3 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 31 Sharing your work Now that you’ve edited and enhanced your photos, the next step is to present them to your client, share them with your friends and family, or display them for the world to see on a photo-sharing website or in your own web gallery In Lightroom, it takes only seconds to create a sophisticated slideshow, customize a print layout, publish your photos online, or generate a stylish interactive gallery ready to be uploaded directly to your web server from within Lightroom In the next exercise, you’ll use the images from your collection to create a web gallery, with just a few clicks Lesson 7, “Creating Slideshows,” Lesson 8, “Printing Images,” and Lesson 9, “Publishing your Photos” will provide much more detail on the many Lightroom tools and features that make it simple to create stylish presentations, layouts, and galleries to showcase your photos Whether you’re working on a slideshow, a print layout, or a web presentation, the workflow follows the same basic steps You start by creating an image collection; then choose a preset template, customize the settings, preview your work, and generate the appropriate output—whether that’s a printed page, a slideshow in PDF or video format, or an interactive web gallery ready to upload to a server Exploring the Web module You should create a new collection for each presentation Your layouts and settings will be saved with the collection so you can return at any time to refine or add to your work or to tweak the output settings For this exercise you’ll use the collection you created earlier in this lesson 1 Click Web in the Module Picker to switch to the Web module 2 In the left panel group, collapse the Template Browser panel, or scroll down, if necessary, to see the Collections panel Ensure that the collection My First Collection is selected in the list Tip: As you create more collections, you can manage them in the Collections panel Group related collections—all those assembled for presentations made to a particular client, for example—as nested subfolders 3 From the Use menu in the Toolbar, choose All Filmstrip Photos 4 Press the F6 key to hide the Filmstrip ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 3 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 43 The Gallery Editor view shows a preview of how your images will look in a web gallery You can now choose a new gallery template, and quickly customize the design and layout 5 In the left panel group, scroll up, if necessary, so that you can see the Template Browser panel Move the pointer slowly down the list of gallery templates in the Lightroom Templates folder; the Navigator panel displays a preview of each layout Click a template in the browser to see your photos previewed in that layout in the Gallery Editor view Choose the template named “HTML gallery (default).” The Layout Style panel in the right panel group reflects your choice Note: For the purposes of this illustration, the Lightroom Templates menu has been abridged You’ll actually find many more varied and versatile web gallery designs listed 6 The preview in the Gallery Editor view functions exactly as your published web gallery will Click a thumbnail to see a larger version of the image Click the Previous and Next buttons to navigate through the collection Click the Index button to return to the first page You can customize the text that appears on the HTML pages, and the design of your gallery, using the various panels in the right panel group You’ll examine these in more detail in Lesson 9, “Publishing your Photos.” As well as the templates available in the Template Browser, you can also select from website templates developed by Airtight Interactive These templates are not located in the Template Browser; you’ll find them in the Layout Style panel at the top of the right panel group 44 LESSON 1 A Quick Tour of Photoshop Lightroom 7 In the Layout Style panel, choose the Airtight PostcardViewer template An animated intro scatters your images across the screen as if they were postcards 8 Click a postcard for a closer look Click again to return to the index page Previewing in a browser Of course, the Airtight galleries work not only in Lightroom but also in your regular web browser 1 Choose Web > Preview In Browser or click the Preview In Browser button below the left panel group Lightroom will generate the necessary files in a temporary location on your hard disk and then launch your default web browser to display the website While the files are being generated, a progress bar is displayed at the top left of the workspace 2 The Airtight PostcardViewer requires that Adobe Flash is installed on your system If your web browser displays a notification as shown in the illustration at the top of the facing page, do the following: If you don’t yet have Adobe Flash, click Get Adobe Flash and follow the installation instructions Click the link Click To View Gallery ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 3 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 45 3 Depending on the security settings on your computer, you might also see a notification concerning running scripts or ActiveX controls Click that notification, and a menu will appear—choose Allow Blocked Content 4 Finally, click Yes in the Security Warning dialog box 5 Your browser will play the scattering postcards animation, and present your gallery just as you saw it previewed in Lightroom Click a thumbnail to see an enlarged view Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate to the previous, or next postcard, or to the picture above or below the current view 46 LESSON 1 A Quick Tour of Photoshop Lightroom 6 Click the zoomed image or press the spacebar on your keyboard to return to the index page When you’re done previewing your website, close the page in your web browser and return to Lightroom 7 (Optional) Experiment with customizing the settings for this website using the panels in the right group In the Site Info panel you can change the title displayed in your browser’s title bar; choose a different background color in the Color Palette panel, change the number of columns for the index page in the Appearance panel, or adjust the size of the large images in the Output Settings panel Be sure to review your changes not only in the Lightroom preview, but also in your web browser The final step is to upload the site to a web server You can enter the necessary information in the Upload Settings panel, and then upload the site from within Lightroom For more details, see Lesson 9, “Publishing your Photos on the Web.” Getting help Help is available from several sources, each one useful to you in different circumstances: Help in the application: The complete user documentation for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is available from the Help menu, in the form of HTML content that displays in the Adobe Community Help application Even without the Community Help application, this content will display in your default browser This documentation provides quick access to summarized information on common tasks and concepts, and can be especially useful if you are new to Lightroom or if you are not connected to the Internet Note: You don’t need to be connected to the Internet to view Help in Lightroom However, with an active Internet connection, you can access the most up-to-date information Help on the Web: You can also access the most comprehensive and up-to-date documentation on Lightroom via your default browser, whether Lightroom is currently running or not Help PDF: Help is also available as a PDF document, optimized for printing; you can download the document at: www.adobe.com/go/learn_lightroom_helppdf_en Navigating Help in the application 1 Choose Help > Lightroom Help, or press the F1 key Even if you are not currently connected to the Internet, the Adobe Community Help application (or, if the Community Help application is not installed, your default web browser) will open to the front page of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Help documentation that was installed on your computer with the Lightroom application To quickly access Help documentation specific to the Lightroom module in which you are currently working, press Ctrl+Alt+/ (Windows) / Command+Option+/ (Mac OS) ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 3 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 47 2 Choose a topic from the table of contents Click the plus sign (+) to the left of any topic heading to see a list of sub-topics 3 Click a sub-topic to see its content displayed on the right If you do have an active Internet connection, the Community Help application gives you access to the most up-to-date information about Lightroom and other Adobe products You can search and browse Adobe and community content, and comment on or rate any article just as you would in your default browser Search results will show you not only content from Adobe, but also from the community You can also download reference content for use offline, and subscribe to new content updates (which can be downloaded automatically) so that you’ll always have the most up-to-date information Adobe content is updated based on community feedback and contributions You can contribute in several ways: add comments to content or forums—including links to web content, publish your own content using Community Publishing, or contribute Cookbook Recipes Find out how to contribute at www.adobe.com/ community/publishing/download.html See http://community.adobe.com/help/profile/faq.html for answers to frequently asked questions about Community Help Accessing Help and Support on the Web You can access Lightroom Help, Support and other useful resources on the Web, even if Lightroom is not currently running 1 Do one of the following:: If Lightroom is currently running, choose Help > Lightroom Online If Lightroom is not currently running, point your default web browser to www.adobe.com/support/photoshoplightroom where you can find and browse Lightroom Help and Support content on adobe.com 2 To search for a particular topic in the Help documentation, enter a search term in the Search text box at the top of the page, and then click Search 3 If necessary, narrow your search by selecting either Show All Community Content or Show Only Adobe Content on the results page Search tips Adobe Help Search searches the entire Help text for topics that contain all the words typed in the Search box To improve your search results in Help: Make sure that the search terms are spelled correctly If a search term doesn’t yield results, try using a synonym, such as “photo” instead of “picture.” 48 LESSON 1 A Quick Tour of Photoshop Lightroom More resources On adobe.com, you can also check out these useful links: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 product home page http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom Adobe Forums http://forums.adobe.com lets you tap into peer-to-peer discussions, questions and answers on Adobe products Adobe TV http://tv.adobe.com is an online video resource for expert instruction and inspiration about Adobe products, including a How To channel to get you started with your product Adobe Design Center www.adobe.com/designcenter offers thoughtful articles on design and design issues, a gallery showcasing the work of top-notch designers, tutorials, and more Adobe Developer Connection www.adobe.com/devnet is your source for technical articles, code samples, and how-to videos that cover Adobe developer products and technologies Resources for educators www.adobe.com/education includes three free curriculums that use an integrated approach to teaching Adobe software and can be used to prepare for the Adobe Certified Associate exams Adobe Marketplace & Exchange www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange is a central resource for finding tools, services, extensions, code samples and more to supplement and extend your Adobe products Adobe Labs http://labs.adobe.com gives you access to early builds of cutting-edge technology, as well as forums where you can interact with both the Adobe development teams building that technology and other like-minded members of the community Congratulations! You’ve reached the end of the first lesson You’ve imported images, reviewed and organized your library, edited and enhanced photos, and created a web gallery The following lessons will cover each of these subjects in far greater detail Before you move on to the next lesson, take a minute or two to review the what you’ve learned by working through the questions and answers on the next page ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 3 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 49 Review questions 1 What is non-destructive editing? 2 What are the five Lightroom workspace modules and how do they relate to your workflow? 3 How can you increase the viewing area without resizing the application window? 4 What advantage is there to grouping images in a collection, rather than grouping them by a shared keyword tag? 5 Why is it recommended to create a special collection for each slideshow, print, or web project? Review answers 1 Whatever modifications you make to an image in your library—cropping, rotation, corrections, retouching, or effects—Lightroom records the editing information only in the catalog file The original image data remains unchanged 2 The Lightroom workflow begins in the Library module: a hub where you’ll import, organize, sort, and search your photos, manage your growing catalog, and keep track of the images you publish Move to the Develop module for a comprehensive editing environment with all the tools you need to correct, retouch, and enhance digital images and ready them for output The Slideshow, Print and Web modules each provide a range of stylish preset templates together with a suite of powerful, intuitive controls to help you customize them so that you can quickly create sophisticated layouts and presentations to share and showcase your work in its best light 3 You can hide any of the panels and panel groups surrounding the work area The working view automatically expands into the space available The work area is the only part of the Lightroom workspace that you cannot hide from view 4 The difference between grouping images in a collection and applying keyword tags is that, in a collection, you can change the order of the photos displayed in the Grid view and the Filmstrip, and you can remove an image from the group 5 Layouts and settings applied to your presentation are saved with the collection You can return to the collection to refine your work, to add to it, or to tweak output settings 50 LESSON 1 A Quick Tour of Photoshop Lightroom This page intentionally left blank 2 INTRODUCING THE WORKSPACE Lesson overview Whether you prefer to use menu commands, keyboard shortcuts, or buttons and sliders—whether you use a small screen or a large one, one monitor or two—you can customize the flexible Lightroom workspace to suit the way you work Customize each of the modules individually so that you always have your favorite tools and controls at hand, arranged just the way you like them To help familiarize you with the Lightroom workspace, this lesson will focus on the interface elements and skills that are common to all the workspace modules: Toggling between screen modes Adjusting the workspace layout Showing and hiding panels and panel groups Collapsing or expanding panels Changing and customizing view modes Working with a second display Personalizing the workspace Choosing interface options Using keyboard shortcuts You’ll probably need between one and two hours to complete this lesson 52 Make working with Lightroom even more pleasurable, and ultimately more productive, by personalizing the workspace so that you always have your favorite tools at hand Lightroom streamlines your workflow, allowing you to move effortlessly between the different modules and viewing modes and freeing you up to spend less time in front of the computer and more time behind the lens! 53 Getting started Before you begin, make sure that you have correctly copied the Lessons folder from the CD in the back of this book onto your computer’s hard disk and created the LR3CIB Library Catalog file as detailed in “Copying the Classroom in a Book files” on page 2 and “Creating a catalog file for working with this book” on page 3 1 Start Lightroom 2 In the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom - Select Catalog dialog box, make sure the file LR3CIB Library Catalog.lrcat is selected under Select A Recent Catalog To Open, and then click Open 3 Lightroom will open in the screen mode and workspace module that were active when you last quit If necessary, click Library in the Module Picker to switch to the Library module Importing images into the library The first step is to import the images for this lesson into the Lightroom library 1 Choose File > Import Photos 2 If the Import dialog box appears in compact mode, click the Show More Options button at the lower left of the dialog box to see all the options in the expanded Import dialog box 54 LESSON 2 Introducing the Workspace 3 Under Source at the left of the expanded Import dialog box, navigate to the Lessons folder that you copied into the LR3CIB folder on your hard disk Select the Lesson 2 folder Ensure that all seven images in the Lesson 2 folder are checked for import 4 In the import options above the thumbnail previews, click Add to add the imported photos to your catalog without moving or copying them 5 Under File Handling at the right of the expanded Import dialog box, choose Minimal from the Render Previews menu and ensure that the Don’t Import Selected Duplicates option is activated 6 Under Apply During Import, choose None from both the Develop Settings menu and the Metadata menu and type Lesson 2 in the Keywords text box Make sure your settings are exactly as shown in the illustration below, and then click Import 7 If necessary, press the F6 key to show the Filmstrip across the bottom of the Lightroom workspace Thumbnails of the seven Lesson 2 images appear in the Grid view of the Library module and in the Filmstrip You’re now ready to start the exercises in this lesson ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 3 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 55 Toggling screen modes Note: Whether you are running Lightroom on Windows or Mac OS, the workspace looks almost identical—any variations are simply due to the different user interface conventions on each platform Lightroom can operate in any of three screen modes In the default mode the workspace appears inside a regular document window that you can resize and position as you like on your screen In the other two modes, the workspace expands to fill the entire screen—either with or without a menu bar—maximizing the space available for working with images You can switch between screen modes at any time 1 Choose Window > Screen Mode > Normal to ensure that you are in the default screen mode In Normal screen mode on Windows, the Lightroom workspace appears inside an application window with the menu bar just below the window’s title bar Normal screen mode on Windows In Normal screen mode on Mac OS, the Lightroom workspace appears inside a document window with the menu bar across the top of the screen Normal screen mode on Mac OS 56 LESSON 2 Introducing the Workspace 2 Choose Window > Screen Mode > Full Screen With Menubar In Full Screen With Menubar screen mode on Windows, the Lightroom workspace expands to fill the screen with the menu bar across the top of the screen and the Windows task bar across the bottom Full Screen With Menubar screen mode on Windows In Full Screen With Menubar screen mode on Mac OS, Lightroom expands to fill the screen with the menu bar across the top of the screen and the Dock—if not currently hidden— at the bottom Full Screen With Menubar screen mode on Mac OS 3 Choose Window > Screen Mode > Full Screen In Full Screen mode on Windows, the Lightroom workspace fills the entire screen with both the menu bar and the Windows task bar hidden In Full Screen mode on Mac OS, the Lightroom workspace fills the entire screen with both the menu bar and the Dock hidden Tip: In Full Screen mode, the menu bar appears when you move the pointer to the top edge of the screen, allowing access to menu commands 4 Press Alt+Ctrl+F / Option+Command+F to return to Normal screen mode ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 3 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 57 ... educators www .adobe. com/education includes three free curriculums that use an integrated approach to teaching Adobe software and can be used to prepare for the Adobe Certified Associate exams Adobe. .. the CD in the back of this book onto your computer’s hard disk and created the LR3CIB Library Catalog file as detailed in “Copying the Classroom in a Book files” on page and “Creating a catalog file... workspace layout Showing and hiding panels and panel groups Collapsing or expanding panels Changing and customizing view modes Working with a second display Personalizing the workspace Choosing interface